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"I accepted his apology," Griffin told the Columbus Dispatch. "It meant a whole lot to me that he would call and do that. Mark Dantonio called, too, and he apologized, as well."

What happened was this: After MSU dispatched of Iowa in the game at Indianapolis, two-time Heisman Trophy winner Griffin presented Cook with the MVP trophy that is named after Griffin and Illinois great Red Grange.

In the hubbub on the awards stage, Cook accepted it brusquely and barely acknowledged Griffin as he went to the microphone. Cook immediately was roasted on Twitter, and he quickly apologized via the same medium and in a TV interview.

"For those of you upset over the exchange with me and Mr Griffin I promise you it came off wrong," Cook tweeted. "Caught in the moment. ...

But if Cook didn't seem to realize anything was wrong until he saw the reaction, neither did Griffin.

"You know how it gets on that awards stand; it's hectic and very crowded," Griffin told the Dispatch. "You can't hear anything, you can't see much of anything. So I didn't think anything of it at the time. ...

"I didn't know anything about that until I got home, and my wife told me about it. Then she showed me a video copy of the ceremony, and I said, 'Oh, my goodness. It does look bad.' …